Use Conditional Formatting in Outlook to Customize Appearance of Incoming Messages

Introduction

From Microsoft: Conditional formatting is a way to make email messages in Outlook stand out when they meet conditions defined by you. When you specify conditions that an incoming message should meet, such as a sender’s name or email address, the conditional formatting will be applied only to those messages.

Examples of how you might use conditional formatting include: 

  • Add a red highlight to emails sent from your manager.
  • Display emails in green when the subject contains specific words like 'meeting.'
  • Use orange for all messages where you're included in the Cc line.

Question

How do I use conditional formatting in Outlook to customize the appearance of incoming messages?

Answer

Instructions are available on Microsoft Support's "Use Conditional formatting rules to change incoming messages in Outlook" article. 

 

 

 

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